Article
Portal hypertension in doublecortin domain-containing protein 2 (DCDC2)-related neonatal sclerosing cholangitis.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jan 2025
Kaur Prabhsaran, Lal Bikrant Bihari, Janakiraman Deepa, Dheivamani Nirmala, Pandey Snehavardhan, Bavdekar Ashish, Shah Aashay, Verma Sanjeev Kumar, Shah Vaibhav, Maria Arjun, Wadhwa Nishant, Singh Sumit Kumar, Sood Vikrant, Khanna Rajeev, Alam Seema
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in doublecortin domain-containing protein 2 (DCDC2) lead to neonatal sclerosing cholangitis (NSC), and portal hypertension (PHTN). The objective of the study was to systematically evaluate PHTN, variceal bleeding, and outcomes of patients with DCDC2-related NSC. The study included children with homozygous or compound heterozygous variants in DCDC2. All 14 children with DCDC2-related NSC had PHTN. Eight...
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- Humans
- Hypertension, Portal
- Cholangitis, Sclerosing
- Male
- Female
